Spinach and Cheese Fritters

By Chezlamere

Eat as a snack or as a starter with other fried tidbits. Serve as an appetizer with drinks, salad or other antipasti

Ingredients

• 1 (10-oz ) pkg frozen chopped spinach, cooked and drained
• 8 oz ricotta
• 1 lg egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup parmigiano-reggiano
• pinch of grated lemon zest
• 1/4 tsp salt
• freshly ground pepper
• pinch of nutmeg
• 1/2 cup plain dry bread crumbs
• veg oil for frying

Details

Servings 25

Preparation

Step 1

squeeze spinach in a kitchen towel to extract excess liquid. finely chop it on a cutting board, set aside

In a bowl, whisk together the ricotta, egg cheese, lemon zest spiced add the spinach and mix well

In a shallow bowl add the bread crumbs. Scoop a heaping tbsp of the fritter mixture into the bread crumbs, slightly flatten then turning to coat other sides . Place on a rack set over a baking sheet, refridgerate for 30 minutes to allow to set up.

heat about 2 inches of oil in a heavy saucepan over medium high heat. Add half of the fitters and cook, turning them as needed until lightly browned on all sides about 4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels, repeat with remaining batter. Fritters can be fried up to 3 hours ahead of serving and set aside at room temp them reheated in a 350 oven before serving